As Britain was thrust in to a second world war, her air force was by no means prepared for the coming conflict. Many of its aircraft were older designs, which had been far outstripped by the modern aircraft of Germany and Japan and although a modernisation programme had now been given maximum priority, the 1939 […]
Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary – Flying Tigers Newsletter (Edition 364)
The commemorative events which marked the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings will live long in the memory of everyone who was lucky enough to take part in them, along with the millions who were glued to their TV screens during the summer. We are also marking the centenary of the Great War over the […]
Breitling Super Constellation stars at Flying Legends – Flying Tigers Newsletter (Edition No.363)
Last week saw the UK Airshow season hit fever pitch, with two of the country’s biggest events taking place over the same weekend. This unfortunate clash only occurs every few years, but it forces the enthusiast to have to choose which show to attend, when they would usually try to get to both, so it […]
Flying Tigers Aviation Newsletter – (Edition No.357)
On the occasion of such a monumental anniversary as the one being marked this coming weekend, it would be inappropriate to begin our latest Newsletter in any other way than with the picture above. Taken at the recent Duxford D-Day Anniversary Airshow, it shows a pair of Douglas C-47 Dakotas taking off to begin their […]
